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What was the significance of the Battle of Marathon? The Persians defeated the Athenians and took over all of ancient Greece.

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The Significance of Marathon. Battle of Marathon: famous clash between a Persian invasion force and an army of Athenians in 490 BCE. Its signicance is greatly exaggerated. It often said that the battle of Marathon was one of the few really decisive battles in history.
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